In January 2009, Michael Hiltzik of the Los Angeles Times wrote: “No American CEO is more intimately identified with his company’s...

[Note: This post was updated July 2022 for freshness & clarity.] I believe leadership is important because, if we examine history, no...

The question is simple: If you were to win the lottery (also known as the lottery question), would you continue to work? The answer might...

This post is in response to an article titled “Thou Shalt Not Bully” that was posted on HCOnline, Australia’s online magazine for senior...

[Note: This post was updated March 2021 for freshness & clarity.] Northouse (2013) wrote that leadership and management are similar in...

[NOTE: This post was updated June 2020 for freshness & accuracy] In my former career as a mental health counselor, I encountered many...

[Note: This post was updated March 2021 for freshness & clarity.] Diversity initiatives usually sound great on paper and on an...

[NOTE: This post was updated February 2021 for freshness & clarity.] In a Forbes article, Goudreau (2012) wrote about silly job titles...

[NOTE: This post was updated July 2024 to remove and replace broken URL.] Politicians and car salesmen are notorious for being dishonest....

I’m a very picky book reader. Prior to reading “The Orange Revolution: How One Great Team Can Transform an Entire Organization,” I had...

[NOTE: This post was updated March 2018] Many of us have seen, heard, or read about the computer geek who is so consumed about...

In his book, “The Happiness Advantage” (2010) Shawn Achor asserts that happy employees can actually help improve an organization’s bottom...

I saw an article on Time magazine’s website today called, “The Beginning of the End of the 9-to-5 Workday?” (Schawbel, 2011). The article...

A recent study found that the more power people have, the more likely they will discount advice due to an elevated sense of confidence in...

[This article was written on August 29, 2011]: Steve Jobs, the charismatic and visionary founder of Apple Computers has resigned ( August...

[NOTE: This post was updated November 2016] Burnout is a prolonged response to chronic emotional and interpersonal stressors on the job,...

Most of us understand the importance of sleep and its impact on our health and safety. Extending the importance of sleep further into the...

“Failure is not fatal. Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. It should challenge us to new heights of accomplishments, not...

[Note: This post was updated January 2021 for freshness & clarity.] In “Information Overload: Causes, Symptoms and Solutions,” an article...

[NOTE: This post was updated January 2017] Multitasking is a word that gets thrown around a lot these days. But it’s important to...